Between the Mountain and the Sky
an extraordinary documentary
Between the Mountain and the Sky is a deeply moving 2024 documentary that follows the extraordinary journey of humanitarian Maggie Doyne, who became the guardian of over 50 Nepalese children.
After a gap year in Nepal in 2005, Maggie met Tope, a local orphan. Together, they founded a children’s home, school, and women’s empowerment program in the Kopila Valley.
Maggie’s work earned her the title of CNN Hero of the Year in 2015, spotlighting her impact on vulnerable communities.
I saw the film in an event at The Clairidge theater in New Jersey, sponsored by Montclair Film, and was able to meet Maggie and the filmmaker, Jeremy Power Regimbal. In the course of making the film, Jeremy fell in love with Maggie, and they were married.
The documentary has finally received a theatrical release after spending a considerable amount of time on the film festival circuit and garnering several awards along the way.
It’s a story of love, loss, and hope, showing how one person’s courage and compassion can ripple across generations. The film also raises thoughtful questions about the emotional toll of humanitarian work and the boundaries of selflessness.
Maggie Doyne is co-founder of the BlinkNow Foundation and Kopila Valley Children’s Home and School in Surkhet, Nepal. Over the past decade, BlinkNow and Kopila have worked to deepen and grow the organization through grassroots community development efforts.
Her work has been championed by Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist Nicholas Kristof and the Dalai Lama, among others. The story of BlinkNow’s beginnings has been featured on the Huffington Post, VH1, MTV, and DoSomething.org. Maggie was named Glamour magazine’s Woman of the Year and was used as an example for her groundbreaking work at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy.
Maggie’s story carries a message of hope, love, and the possibility of how the smallest individual acts can spark huge world change. She believes that poverty, hunger, and violence will be alleviated when children are provided with their most basic needs and human rights—a loving, happy childhood, nutrition, and a quality education. She believes that this can be achieved during her lifetime.